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With enough time, a chipanzee can write the bible on a typewriter
too. Of course, it would be a LONG time. :-)
I create three types of composite indexes (straight summation, count
of New Highs/Lows and Advance Declines counts/volumes) on a subset
of ADRs and Common Stocks. The indexes are on the market as a
whole, the market by market cap (Large/Mid/Small), the sectors, the
sectors by market cap (Large/Mid/Small) and the industries. This
scan alone takes about 8 minutes to crunch the data.
AFAIK, AB is the only system that can implement my indexes unless I
want to custom-code it or do it by hand. Custom coding might run
fast but would take a lot of effort. Doing it by hand with pencil
and paper requires no coding, but mankind would probably be extinct
by the time I got through the first iteration. I think I'll stick
with AB!
Regards,
Dan.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mrdavis9" <mrdavis9@xxxx> wrote:
> Dan said>>Taken to its extreme, we don't even need AmiBroker - we
can do everything AB does with a pencil and paper.
>
>
> Dan, I hope that TJ reads this post of yours which so accurately
describes some of the limitations we face in using watchlists.
>
> I beg to differ with you about using a pencil and paper in lieu of
Amibroker. My smoothing codes are so CPU intensive that I will be
old and dead before I could manually compute even one bar. However,
your pencil and paper comment is a great attention grabber. Ron
D ('~')
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Clark
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:23 AM
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] Ticker COLUMN display in OTHER than
Alphabetical order?
>
>
> Tomasz,
>
>
>
> This is an AB enhancement that I would like to see - enhanced
Watchlist (and Exploration) functionality.
>
>
>
> The problem is that exporting data to another application
reduces or eliminates AB's added-value. Data in another app is just
dumb data. You have to build analysis tools in that app to crunch
the data further. In many cases, you then need to import the data
back into AB. At minimum, this is a major pain. Many times, it
is not logistically feasible.
>
>
>
> Exploration or Scan data in AB has massive added value. Color
coding and sorting Exploration results provide meaning and highlight
key points in the raw data. That's great, but there is no place to
store the data!
>
>
>
> Loading Exploration data to a Watchlist eliminates almost all of
its meaning. Exporting data to another app like Excel allows you to
sort it. To analyze further, you have to create Excel formulas.
And what happens when you want to see details such as a symbol's
chart or the symbol sector's chart? You have to manually enter
the symbol in AB or import data back into AB. Yes, you CAN do it.
But the process is a hassle and you quickly stop. (I've been
there, done that!)
>
>
>
> Taken to its extreme, we don't even need AmiBroker - we can do
everything AB does with a pencil and paper. So why use AB?
Obviously because it's way easier and faster!
>
>
>
> IMO, AB is the most advanced financial analysis/charting system
available. Its analytical engine is second to none - fast, powerful
and extensible. But.
>
>
>
> AB's analytical engine has outstripped AB's ability to display
and manage result data. External tools can be developed, but this
is core functionality. We need the native ability to display, sort
and save Exploration results to a more usable "data bucket".
>
>
>
> My guess is that enhancing Watchlists (or creating a new
structure) would require modifying data structures and would be a
major effort. However, for many of us this is a critical
enhancement.
>
>
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
>
>
> Dan.
>
>
>
>
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> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tomasz Janeczko
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:48 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Ticker COLUMN display in OTHER than
Alphabetical order?
>
>
>
> Click on the OTHER column's header and press "EXPORT" button -
this way
> you can create text file with other order.
> Internally in AB all lists are inherently sorted (becaue watch
lists are
> just bits/flags in always-sorted symbol record table) and you
can't change his.
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hal Brehe" <hcbre@xxxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 7:15 AM
> Subject: [amibroker] Ticker COLUMN display in OTHER than
Alphabetical order?
>
>
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Is ANYONE aware of a method, sequence or process that would
allow one to
> > place TICKERS into a Watch List in anything other than their
Alphabetical
> > order.
> >
> > I would like to copy results from Automatic Analysis according
to a column
> > OTHER than the Ticker Column.
> > This would allow one to sort on a column whose rank in the
sort made it
> > the "Best Performer", and carry the order of that sort intact
over to a
> > watch list.
> >
> > Any work-around that would result in retaining that same
sequence into a
> > watch list, would be appreciated.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Hal
> >
> >
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